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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 22, 2001
Lavenski R. Smith
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth District
| Birth: | October 31, 1958 | Hope, Arkansas | |
| Legal Residence: | Arkansas | ||
| Marital Status: | Trendle Joyce Smith | 2 children | |
| Education: | 1977-1981 | University of Arkansas | B.A. |
| 1984-1987 | University of Arkansas Law School | J.D. Degree | |
| Bar: | 1987 | Arkansas | |
| Experience: | 1985-1987 | Hall, Wright and Morris Law Firm | Law Clerk |
| 1987-1991 | Ozark Legal Services | Staff Attorney | |
| 1991-1994 | Smith Law Office | Sole Proprietor | |
| 1994-1996 | John Brown University | Assistant Professor | |
| 1996-1997 | Arkansas Governor's Office | Regulatory Liaison | |
| 1997-1999 | Arkansas Public Service Commission | Chairman | |
| 1999-2000 | Arkansas Supreme Court | Associate Justice | |
| 2001-present | Arkansas Public Service Commission | Commissioner | |
| MEDIA CONTACTS: | |||
| Mike Huckabee | Dale Charles | ||
| Governor of Arkansas | President, Arkansas Chapter, NAACP | ||
| 501/682-2345 or 501/682-3607 | 501/376-7399 | ||
| W.H. "Dub" Arnold Chief Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court 501/682-6861 | |||
Sharon Prost
Judge, United States Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit
| Birth: | May 24, 1951 | Newburyport, Massachusetts | |||||
| Legal Residence: | Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| Marital Status: | Divorced | 2 children | |||||
| Education: | 1969-1973 | Cornell University | B.S. degree | ||||
| 1973-1975 | George Washington University | M.B.A. degree | |||||
| 1976-1979 | American University | College of Law | J.D. Degree | ||||
| 1982-1984 | George Washington University Law School | L.L.M. degree | |||||
| Bar: | 1980 | District of Columbia | |||||
| Experience: | 1973-1976 | United States Civil Service Commission | Labor Relations Specialist | ||||
| 1976-1980 | General Accounting Office | Specialist/Auditor | |||||
| 1980-1983 | Federal Labor Relations Authority | Field Attorney | |||||
| 1983-1984 | Department of Treasury | Attorney | |||||
| 1984-1989 | National Labor Relations Board | Assistant, Associate and Acting | Solicitor | ||||
| 1989-1993 | United States Senate | Chief Labor Counsel | |||||
| 1993-Present |
United
States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary
Minority Chief Counsel Deputy Chief Counsel Chief Counsel |
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| MEDIA CONTACTS: | |||||||
| Alan Hoffman | Jeff Blatner | ||||||
| Chief of Staff to Senator Joe Biden | Former Chief Counsel to Senator Edward Kennedy | ||||||
| 202/224-0123 | |||||||
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Karen Robb Former Chief of Staff to Senator John Edwards Former Deputy
Assistant to President Clinton for Legislative Affairs 202/298-5518 |
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